What color is #AC9DBA?

#AC9DBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9DBA?

The RGB value is 172, 157, 186: 172 red, 157 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9DBA?

The complementary color is #ABBA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9DBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9DBA color

#AC9DBA rgb(172, 157, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC9DBA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 61.6% green and 72.9% blue (172, 157, 186).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#AC9DBA color codes

HEX	`#AC9DBA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 157, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 61.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, 11.02, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 17.02, 310.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.932, 36.43, 51.478)`
Decimal	`11312570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9DBA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AC9DBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9DBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AC9DBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9dba; }
.text { color: #ac9dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9dba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 157 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9dba, #ba9dba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AC9DBA?: #AC9DBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9DBA?: The RGB value is 172, 157, 186: 172 red, 157 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9DBA?: The complementary color is #ABBA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9DBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.